Lag

[Leek]

This is wrong. There is pivot lag and accumulator lag. Lag pressure is pressure exerted on the pressure points from the lagging clubhead and trigger delay is delaying the action which triggers hand acceleration

I wasn't too sure the original poster wanted a "TGM" orthodox reply to his question, nor how lag pressure is maintained by ppt#3, a discussion of hitting vs. swinging or any other more detailed TGM speak. As far as drag loading goes, I was attempting to let the poster understand the feel created by Ben Doyle's famous drag the mop teaching. If one does in fact drag the mop, most golfers will feel as if the shaft IS loading, whether they are actually loading it or not.

Going into discussions re: pivot lag, straight line delivery paths, snap vs. random releases seemed a bit technical for the original question. The real bottom line is this: If he wants to compress the ball, then he needs a flat left wrist, maintained through lag pressure. If he wants to achieve some sort of trigger delay, it's a different subject best covered through a thorough examination of the different ways to achieve it. As stated above, unfortunately maximum trigger delay can create more problems than it solves for the average player.

[TGMTeacher]

It's kind of not a question of when, it's more a question of if. If you float load, you probably can't drag load.

Yes you can. Instead of a top or end assembly point you load the right elbow in the down stroke (increase the right elbow bend).

[TGMTeacher]

I wasn't too sure the original poster wanted a "TGM" orthodox reply to his question,

Than why did you use the terms

lag pressure, trigger delay, drag loading and float loading ?

Going into discussions re: pivot lag, straight line delivery paths, snap vs. random releases seemed a bit technical for the original question.

I agree since delivery paths, snap and random releases have nothing to do with his question "what is lag?".

The real bottom line is this: If he wants to compress the ball, then he needs a flat left wrist, maintained through lag pressure.

Maintaining constant lag pressure is only 1 of the 3 vital keys in maintaining a flat left wrist. Never attempting to bring the hands to a stop and never attempting to hit from the wrist are the other two.

If he wants to achieve some sort of trigger delay, it's a different subject best covered through a thorough examination of the different ways to achieve it. As stated above, unfortunately maximum trigger delay can create more problems than it solves for the average player.

I'm a little confused here. His question was "what is lag?" Trigger delays delay the release of the power package (the lenghtening of the third side of the triagle and hand acceleration). How did you make the leap from "what is lag?" to him wanting to achieve some sort of trigger delay?

BTW, Homer never did teach trigger delays. He only included them in the book for information purposes and an option.

[TGMTeacher]

In my quest for a better swing, I've heard some people talk about lag. What is lag? I've tried doing a search and had no luck. I'm new to golf and I'm having trouble understanding this. Can some one help, please?

Lag is a condition. Some people will tell you it's holding the wrist cock. This is wrong, that's nothing but a muscular blockout. Lag is swinging the club against it's inertia - it resistance to acceleration or change of direction. It feels as if you're swinging the club against its own weight. It's a slow, steady-as-she-goes motion, a constant nursing of feel. It keeps the club in a constant state of acceleration where it's being either dragged or driven through impact. If you lose the lag you're usually throwing the club and chasing it through impact. The club should be chasing you through impact.

[Richie3Jack]

The problem with that much hip rotation is it puts the right hip in the way of the right elbow. The right elbow has to move out and around to clear it - round housing. The right hip always stays back until the right elbow clears it.

Staying back with the right hip is going to cause the spine angle from the face view to tilt backwards, causing shots to be left to the right.

Watch players like Couples and Snead and they have their belt buckles facing the target at impact and have no issue with the right elbow having to move around the hip. I guess this theory is due to Tiger erroneously claiming he leaves shots to the right because of clearing his hips too much when he leaves those shots off to the right because his spine angle is tilted too far backwards at impact. 3JACK